Social Services Inspectorate

The SSI programme of inspections of services to support disabled adults in their parenting role comprises individual reports on the Social Services departments in eight local councils and a national summary report.

Local reports

Southampton (November 1998)

Northamptonshire County Council (July 1999)

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (June 1999)

Cornwall County Council (May 1999)

The reports above may be obtained from South and West Inspection Group, Social Services Inspectorate, Department of Health, 40 Berkeley Square, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1HP.

Thurrock

London Borough of Merton

The two reports above may be obtained from London Inspection Group, Social Services Inspectorate, Department of Health, Eileen House, 80-94 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6EF.

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

The report above may be obtained from North East Inspection Group, Social Services Inspectorate, Department of Health, Tyne Bridge Tower, Church Street, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE8 2DU.

Sefton

The report above may be obtained from North West Inspection Group, Social Services Inspectorate, Department of Health, 11th Floor, West Point, 501 Chester Road, Manchester M16 9HU.

National summary report

Goodinge, S. (2000) A jigsaw of services: inspection of services to support disabled adults in their parenting role, Social Services Inspectorate. London: Department of Health.